When Rosetta Marie Wilkinson was born on 1 June 1849, in Texas, United States, her father, John Overby Wilkinson, was 31 and her mother, Mary Polly Stiles, was 24. She married Henry J Lane on 5 January 1867, in Hunt, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 3 Tercio, Las Animas, Colorado, United States in 1910 and Weston, Las Animas, Colorado, United States in 1920. She died in 1924, in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States.
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The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.
English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .
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